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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jo Jones and Helen Seamons

How to wear stripes: spring 2022’s cheerful fashion trend

This season’s rulers. From left: Emporio Armani; Kenneth Ize; Chloé; Jil Sander; Brandon Maxwell
This season’s rulers. From left: Emporio Armani; Kenneth Ize; Chloé; Jil Sander; Brandon Maxwell Photograph: pr
Model wearing Paul Smith colourful bright striped dress spring summer 2022 fashion trend
Paul Smith SS22 Photograph: PR

For SS22, designers played with different colours, textures and stripe sizes to create an impact, from bold, bright stripes at Brandon Maxwell, Emporio Armani and Christian Siriano, to a fringed woven striped dress at Chloé. And you can’t talk stripes and not mention Paul Smith (above): multicoloured stripes have been at the heart of the brand from the start. This season they were mixed with sunflower prints and contrasted with a palette of sun-bleached lemon and rich terracotta.

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